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Yuval Levin
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The Weekly Standard
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December 19, 2010
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http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/overruling-obamacare_523539.html
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"If, as the administration argues, a person’s decision not to purchase health insurance invites the government to compel him to purchase it because being uninsured can create a burden on the economy (by requiring taxpayers to help shoulder the cost of his care if he gets sick), then there is really no limit on the government’s reach at all. By the same logic, a person’s choice not to jog or eat broccoli could add to the burden of our health care costs, so the government could mandate that the person exercise and eat his vegetables."
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This item argues for the position Act should not have been passed on the topic Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
